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Essential books for any magician, professional and amateur alike. Collections of foolproof tricks, classics by the masters, including Houdini and T. Nelson Downs, expert instruction on card, coin, and table magic, sleight of hand, more.

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Magic for EverybodyMagic for Everybody 
by Joseph Leeming
Requiring only minimal skill, these 250 tricks use common props such as cards, handkerchiefs, and coins. Additional stunts include parlor tricks, mind reading, string tricks, and other illusions.
Self-Working Rope Magic: 70 Foolproof TricksSelf-Working Rope Magic: 70 Foolproof Tricks 
by Karl Fulves
From one of today's foremost experts: a guidebook with clear instructions and over 400 step-by-step illustrations that show readers how to perform 70 of the best, easiest-to-master, most entertaining rope tricks ever created.

Self-Working Handkerchief Magic: 61 Foolproof TricksSelf-Working Handkerchief Magic: 61 Foolproof Tricks 
by Karl Fulves
Dazzling "sleights of silk" require no special dexterity or long hours of practice. Threading the Needle, Silk from Silk, Houdini's Coat, 58 more. Step-by-step instructions. Over 500 illustrations.

Classic Card TricksClassic Card Tricks 
by Edward Victor
Simple instructions show how to execute The Awkward Ace and more than 35 other amazing card tricks using only string, a candle, notepaper, other household items, and a deck of cards. 105 black-and-white illustrations.

My Best Self-Working Card TricksMy Best Self-Working Card Tricks 
by Karl Fulves
Mystifying, entertaining illusions include "Prediction Wallet," in which the card a spectator has chosen is found in the magician's wallet; "Suspense," in which a card remains dangling in midair, others. 116 black-and-white illustrations.

The New Magician's ManualThe New Magician's Manual 
by Walter B. Gibson
Guides novice in mastering 36 tricks; 16 pages of cut-out materials. 36 additional tricks. 64 illustrations.